intranet
in·tra·net/ˈɪntɹəˌnɛt/noun
intranet is spelled I-N-T-R-A-N-E-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables (in·tra·net). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intranet means “A private computer network, typically one that uses the protocols of the Internet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intranet is intranets.
How many letters and syllables are in intranet?
| Letters | 8: I-N-T-R-A-N-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·tra·net |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is intranet?
Intranet appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce intranet?
- UK /ˈɪntɹəˌnɛt/
Intranet has 3 syllables, split in·tra·net in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-intranet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intranet
- intranets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intranet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A private computer network, typically one that uses the protocols of the Internet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intranet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense private computer network that uses the protocols of the Internet:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does intranet come from?
From intra- + net.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).